Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann charged with 4th killing
Heuermann was charged last summer with killing three women whose bodies were found along Gilgo Beach in 2010.
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Gilgo Beach killings suspect faces new charge
Officials on Long Island, New York, announced a fourth murder charge against Rex Heuermann, a suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Heuermann was charged in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes Tuesday. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
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Gilgo Beach murders suspect appears in court
The man charged with killing three New York women more than a decade ago appeared in court Wednesday. Prosecutors charged Rex Heuermann back in January after DNA evidence linked him to one of the victims at Gilgo Beach. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more on Heuermann's court appearance.
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Gilgo Beach murders victim identified
New York officials identified Karen Vergata as the woman whose remains were found in multiple locations on Long Island, including Gilgo Beach, where several other remains were found over a decade ago. Vergata was 34 when she disappeared in 1996. Authorities did not identify a suspect, but the development comes just weeks after Rex Heuermann was arrested and charged with the murders of three Gilgo Beach victims. CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Gilgo Beach murder suspect appears in court
Rex Heuermann, who has been charged in the murders of three women in suburban New York, appeared in court yesterday. Errol Barnett was in the courtroom and has the latest.
Gilgo Beach suspect makes court appearance
The suspect in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, Rex Heuermann, made an appearance in court Tuesday where prosecutors laid out evidence they described as "eight terabytes of data." CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more from Riverhead, New York.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann appears in court
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Gilgo Beach murder suspect expected in court
Rex Heuermann, the suspect in a series of murders in suburban New York, is expected to be in court later today. Errol Barnett has the latest on the investigation.
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer in court
Rex Heuermann, the man suspected in a series of killings in on New York's Long Island, is expected to appear in court Tuesday. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering three women whose bodies were found on Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. CBS News' Errol Barnett reports.
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Search of Gilgo Beach suspect's home ends
The Suffolk County district attorney announced Tuesday the search of the Gilgo Beach murder suspect's home was complete. Rex Heuermann, 59, was arrested earlier this month and charged with three murders. He has pleaded not guilty. Authorities say they're looking at possible connections to unsolved cases across multiple states. Errol Barnett has the latest.
Gun vault found in Gilgo Beach suspect's home
Police say they found a walk-in vault with guns and an iron door in the basement of the Long Island home of Gilgo Beach murder suspect Rex Heuermann, who pleaded not guilty in the murders of three women whose bodies were found on Gilgo Beach more than a decade ago. Newsday reporter John Asbury joined CBS News to talk about the case.
Police use excavator to dig up backyard of suspect in New York killings
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Gilgo Beach investigation expands nationwide
CBS News has learned that the man suspected in the cold-case murders of at least three women on Long Island's Gilgo Beach area is now being investigated to determine if he has any connection to unsolved murders in other states. Lilia Luciano has the latest.
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Gilgo Beach murder suspect pleads not guilty
Rex Heuermann, the suspect charged in Long Island's Gilgo Beach murders case, has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing three women. He is also a prime suspect in the murder of a fourth woman whose body was found near the others. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has the latest on the case. And Josh Skule, national security expert and former FBI executive director, joined CBS News to talk about the investigation leading to Heuermann's arrest.
Gilgo Beach murders suspect pleads not guilty
Rex Heuermann was detained and charged with murder in New York City in connection with the deaths of three of the four women who became known as the "Gilgo Four." Heuermann entered a not guilty plea. According to the prosecution, he is now the prime suspect in a fourth homicide. Meg Oliver reports.
Suspect arrested in Gilgo Beach killings
Police arrested a man suspected to be behind a series of cold case serial killings on Long Island. Rex Heuermann, a married father of two, was taken into custody Friday and charged with the murders of three women, but officials say the investigation is far from over. Astrid Martinez has more.
How a Chevy, a strand of hair and a pizza box led police to the Gilgo Beach suspect
Investigators re-examined old clues that led to the suspect and developed new evidence to close in on him after so many years, say prosecutors.
DA details Gilgo Beach killings investigation
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney offered additional details about the investigation that led to a suspect's arrest Friday morning in the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Following his news conference, "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty joined CBS News to talk about the case.
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